One
of the busiest IHF Trophy events this year throws off today as Uganda hosts 15 east
African teams from eight nations in the Africa - Zone V tournament which
finishes on Sunday 20 May.
The
tournament features two age categories – Junior (born on or after 1 January
1998) and Youth (born on or after 1 January 2000).
In
the Junior category Burundi (BDI), Ethiopia (ETH), Kenya (KEN), Rwanda (RWA),
Somalia (SOM), Sudan (SUD), Tanzania (TAN) and hosts Uganda (UGA will play for the
title, while the same teams, with the exception of Rwanda, who will not send a
youth team will compete in the youth tournament.
Two
venues will co-host the games in the Uganda capital Kampala with matches split
between the Nambole National Stadium and Lugogo Hockey Grounds. As usual, the
IHF will conduct referee and coaching seminars in parallel with the
competition.
The
junior and youth competitions will be split into two preliminary groups each
with teams playing each other once. The top two teams in each group will then
go through to the semi-finals.
The
eventual winning teams from both age categories will advance to the IHF Trophy
Continental Phase, to be held later this year, with the winners of the eventual
IHF Trophy Intercontinental Junior Championships earning an automatic spot at
the 2019 IHF Men’s Junior World Championships in Spain.
In
2019, the IHF Trophy will be for junior and youth women’s teams with the same
format and qualification potential for the following years’ IHF Junior World
Championships (2020).
The
IHF Trophy will then continue to alternate between men’s and women’s
competitions each year.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
All times local
Youth Competition
Preliminary
Group A: Uganda, Sudan, Djibouti (withdrew), Burundi
Preliminary
Group B: Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania
Monday
14 May
10:00 ETH vs
TAN
12:00 SUD vs
BDI
14:00 SOM vs
KEN
16:00 UGA vs
DJI
Tuesday
15 May
10:00 BDI vs
UGA
12:00 TAN vs
SOM
14:00 DJI vs
SUD
16:00 KEN vs
ETH
Wednesday
16 May
10:00 SOM vs
ETH
12:00 UGA vs
SUD
14:00 DJI vs
BDI
16:00 KEN vs
TAN
Thursday
17 May
14:00 Placement Match 7/8
Friday
18 May
10:00 Semi-Final 1
12:00 Semi-Final 2
Saturday
19 May
14:00 Placement Match 5/6
12:00 Bronze (3/4 Placement Match)
Sunday
20 May
14:00 Final
Junior Competition
Preliminary
Group A: Sudan, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya
Preliminary
Group B: Burundi, Uganda, Somalia, Rwanda,
Monday
14 May
10:00 TAN vs
KEN
12:00 UGA vs
RWA
14:00 SUD vs
ETH
16:00 BDI vs
SOM
Tuesday
15 May
10:00 KEN vs
SUD
12:00 RWA vs
BDI
14:00 ETH vs TAN
16:00 SOM vs
UGA
Wednesday
16 May
10:00 ETH vs
KEN
12:00 SOM vs
RWA
14:00 SUD vs
TAN
16:00 BDI vs
UGA
Thursday
17 May
16:00 Placement Match 7/8
Friday
18 May
14:00 Semi-Final 1
16:00 Semi-Final 2
Saturday
19 May
12:00 Placement Match 5/6
14:00 Bronze (3/4 Placement Match)
Sunday
20 May
16:00 Final